Chris Rock Archives

Chris Rock gives Rihanna’s backside a quick stare at Madonna’s benefit gala at The United Nations on Wednesday in New York City.

Looks like Chris likes what he sees!

10+ pictures inside of Rihanna’s Night to Benefit Raising Malawi… More Here! »

Chris Rock takes youngest daughter Zahra Savannah Rock, 3 1/2, to the premiere of Bee Movie at the AMC Lincoln Square 13 Theatre in NYC on Thursday. His wife Malaak and daughter Lola Simone Rock, 5 1/2, also accompanied the father-daughter duo (pictured below).

Rock, 42, lends his voice talents in the animated feature as Mooseblood the mosquito, a colorful insect with a singular take on insect life. Mooseblood meets Barry (Jerry Seinfeld) on a windshield during his travels into the human world.

Also starring in this film: Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman, Larry King, Ray Liotta, S, Oprah Winfrey and Megan Mullally.

Bee Movie opens in theaters next Friday, Nov. 2.

25+ pictures inside of Chris Rock @ the Bee Movie premiere… More Here! »

The African-themed July issue of Vanity Fair is being guest edited by U2 frontman Bono — the biggest July issue ever. 20 covers, all shot by Annie Leibovitz reflect Africa and its supporters — Bono, Brad Pitt, Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Jay-Z, Djimon Hounsou, Chris Rock, Alicia Keys, Warren Buffett, Desmond Tutu, Muhammad Ali, Bill and Melinda Gates, Iman, Don Cheadle, Barack Obama, Madonna, Maya Angelou, Queen Rania of Jordan, President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Here’s a sampling of the celebrities involved:

BRAD PITT Brad Pitt’s activism in New Orleans, Haiti, and Africa has received worldwide attention. His involvement in Africa began in 2004 with visits to Ethiopia and South Africa; in 2005 he helped launch the One Campaign to Make Poverty History. He is also a co-founder of Not on Our Watch, which teamed with the International Rescue Committee to hold premieres of Pitt’s current film, Ocean’s Thirteen, to benefit Darfur. He interviews Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

DJIMON HOUNSOU Once a year, actor Djimon Hounsou visits his family in Benin, where he recently helped rebuild his childhood home. “The goal of the African people is to become self-sufficient,” says Hounsou, who served as a consultant on our portfolio, otherwise “sometimes it does feel like the white man’s burden. Some of the efforts need to be implemented by Africans who do good for the continent. Then people can see that their own people can really make a difference. We are not looking for a handout.”

GEORGE CLOONEY In 2005, George Clooney was going through the Oscar process when he read about the crisis in Darfur: “I wanted to take all the attention I was getting and do something positive with it. [But] you can’t just talk about an issue, you have to understand it fully, you have to be there.” With his father, Nick, Clooney traveled to Chad to film the 2007 documentary A Journey to Darfur. “The more time you spend with the people in the camps, who are holding on by a whisper and still believe that their lives will be better,” he says, “the more you believe that anything is possible.”

OPRAH WINFREY Through her Angel Network, the public charity she founded in 1998, talk-show host and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey has helped fund 28 schools in five African countries as well as personally creating the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, in South Africa, in 2007. She says, “Education is freedom; it’s the only way out. Despite the poverty and despair many of these young African children face every day, they have a fierce determination to get an education. I want to help give them the chance they deserve.”

Check out the full slideshow at Vanity Fair. All 20 covers will be on display in the windows of Barneys New York on Madison Ave through June 19. More Here! »

• Adam Sandler & Kevin James Goof It Up
• Penelope Cruz Gets Her Glam On
• Lindsay Lohan is an Alcoholic Too?
• We Are All Madonna’s Children
• Ew, What Is On Nelly Furtado’s Arms?
• The Photoshop Awards: Marlee, Jennifer & Cybil for “The L Word”
• Jessica Simpson & Dolly Parton Hitting The “Big” Screen Together?
• Kanye West’s Outburst at the MTV Europe Awards
• Chris Rock Files For Divorce
• Martha Stewart called out Rachael Ray yesterday for moving up her pre-recorded show with Barry Manilow to air at the same time Stewart had him on live. “It’s not fair to the artist because these performers deserve to reach as big of an audience as possible. But anyway, we have him here. Live.”
• Saturday Night Live star Maya Rudolph and boyfriend, Boogie Nights director Paul Thomas Anderson filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming that bedbugs have drove them out of their $13,500-a-month SoHo apartment. The couple is seeking over $350,000 in damages.
• Neil Patrick Harris admits he’s gay in an official statement: “The public eye has always been kind to me, and until recently I have been able to live a pretty normal life. Now it seems there is speculation and interest in my private life and relationships. So, rather than ignore those who choose to publish their opinions without actually talking to me, I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love.”
• UPDATE :: This site will probably be down for a good portion of the weekend… hopefully with a fresh new look and a more stable environment. Stay tuned!

• Josh Hartnett Takes GQ Magazine
• Papa Joe Simpson is an Excellent Driver
• Jessica Biel and is a Muscle Man
• George Clooney Has Plans to Outsmart The Paparazzi
• Jake Gyllenhaal Chats Up Mystery Woman
• Chris Rock: The Antidote to Hollywood
• Matthew McConaughey Brushes Teeth in Middle of Highway
• A Michelle Trachtenberg Picture Moment
• David Beckham: Maddox Jolie-Pitt’s New Soccer Coach
• Brody Jenner out with The Hills‘ Lauren Conrad (Video)
• Enjoy This If You Watched Dane Cook open for SNL

• Each Veronica Mars episode takes a whopping four weeks to write
• Justice has been served with three more episodes. Love Victor Garber!
• James Blunt’s “Goodbye My Lover” is the song most requested at British funerals, according to a survey released yesterday.